A panel of twenty-one Sligo U14 players arrived at Castlebar on last Wednesday evening to play the match that had been scheduled, due to weather conditions, to take place on the previous Saturday.
Sligo started in a very determined fashion and with the pack leading the way, Sligo ran in two quick tries and one conversion to lead 0-12. This clearly unsettled Castlebar, and within another ten minutes Sligo had added and converted a try between the posts. Castlebar appeared to be unable to capitalise on any penalties awarded against Sligo, and had frequently either lost possession in open play or at the scrum. In direct consequence, just before the half-time whistle Sligo again regained possession of the ball and ran in their fourth try, leaving the score at 0-24 to Sligo at the break.
